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Note that your written responses MUST INTEGRATE COURSE CONTENT (it must come from something covered in the readings and lecture powerpoints), and MUST CITE SOURCES if you directly quote from the readings or powerpoints. If the response you provide is irrelevant to the way these terms were covered in class, you are liable to receive zero credit for it. Do keep in mind that all responses are manually submitted into Turnitin.Com for plagiarism detection, and may be scanned on Originality.Ai for AI-use detection. – – – – -Please answer the following question, at least 100 words Descartes says, “I think, therefore I am.”  What is the significance of this insight he has about himself?

In the lecture, I gave an example of a song, to help illustrate the way we may individually experience music.  Which of the following could be said about this song? 

The video on The Color of Fear centered around the discussion of David and Victor, on the question of “what it means to be American.”  Why was this video shown, for the purposes of this lecture? 

Which of the following positions argue that not everything is caused, that some human actions are free, and that there is still moral responsibility? 

Note that your written responses MUST INTEGRATE COURSE CONTENT (it must come from something covered in the readings and lecture powerpoints), and MUST CITE SOURCES if you directly quote from the readings or powerpoints. If the response you provide is irrelevant to the way these terms were covered in class, you are liable to receive zero credit for it. Do keep in mind that all responses are manually submitted into Turnitin.Com for plagiarism detection, and may be scanned on Originality.Ai for AI-use detection. – – – – -Please answer the following question, at least 100 words Descartes argued that clear and distinct ideas were the best way for us to be sure about anything.  What does this mean, and why is it important for his discussion? 

Which of the following make up part of Descartes’s reasoning for his argument on “I think, therefore I am?”  (Note: there may be more than one answer.  Select ALL that apply)

Which of the following describes bias-related doubt, as opposed to traditional skepticism? 

Fill in the blanks:  In the lecture, we gave a philosophical dictionary definition of “Emotion,” which came in two parts.  The first part of the definition said the following:  “…any several general types of mental states, approximately those that had been called [blank1] by earlier philosophers, such as Descartes and Hume…. the effect on us may include [blank2] physiological changes, feelings of agitation due to arousal of the autonomic nervous system, characteristic facial expressions, and inclinations toward intentional action (or inaction) that arise [blank3] of any rational warrant…” The second part of the definition said the following:   “…Phenomenologically, however, these effects do not appear to us to be alien and non-rational, like [blank4].  Rather they seem an integral part of our perception of the situation, e.g., an embarrassing situation, or one that [blank5] embarrassment.”

Which of the following are criticisms raised against Plato? 

Identify the concepts with the corresponding philosopher who discussed or endorsed them (note:  Some philosophers may be the right answer more than once; other philosophers may not be the right answer in any of these below). a. The Divided Line [blank1] b. Clear and Distinct Ideas [blank2] c. Idealism [blank3] d. Sensation vs. Imagination vs. Judgment [blank4] e. I think, therefore I am [blank5]